Wednesday 19 February 2014

Post-Polio Syndrome

Post-polio syndrome

It is a disorder that disturbs almost 25–50% of people who have before contracted poliomyelitis—a viral contamination of the nervous system—after the early infection.

Symptoms
After a period of lengthy constancy persons who had been ill and improved from polio begin to experience new symptoms and signs, characterized by muscular atrophy (decreased muscle mass).


Diagnosis
Analysis of post-polio disease can be problematic, since the indications are firm to distinct from problems due to the unique poliomyelitis infection, and from the usual illnesses of aging.

Treatment

The cure for post-polio disease is generally soothing and contains of rest, numbness (pain relief) and utilization of mechanisms to make life calmer such as motorized wheelchairs.






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